This information might be especially useful for families with kids. -- Kirk
2026-09-06 07:32 JST 2026 This information might be especially useful for families with kids. -- Kirk JR Kyushu’s Family Train “Aso Boy!” Turns 15 – Fares, Route, and Kumamoto Travel Tips 2026! Tourism Campaign Is On Now | JAPAN TRAVEL GUIDETraveling Japan with children ... https://tetsudo-ch.com/13035344.html ↗ View original post on Facebook For a link to the original post on Facebook, open this page on a computer. ← 2026-09-05 20:11 JST → Around this time … 2026-09-06 07:32 JSTThis information might be especially useful for families …JR Kyushu’s Family Train “Aso Boy!” Turns 15 – Fares, Route, and Kumamoto Travel Tips 2026! Tourism Campaign Is On Now | JAPAN TRAVEL GUIDE (this post) 2026-09-05 20:11 JSTJoha here: Free tickets are still available for the friendly match between the KUMAMOTO VOLTERS and the TAIWAN BEER LEOPARDS (what a wonderful name!) via the QR code shown in the image. I’m more of a football guy myself, but CHEERS to everyone! ;-) 2026-09-05 17:53 JSTMarked increase (up 51.1%) in foreign arrivals at Kumamoto Airport this year. -- Kirk --- start ChatGPT translation ---Foreign Arrivals in Kyushu Rise 20.4% in July to 427,649, Helped by Weak YenSeptember 4, 2026, 10:07 a.m.The Kyushu District Transport Bureau announced that the number of foreign nationals entering Kyushu in July was 427,649, up 20.4% from the same month a year earlier, according to preliminary figures excluding cruise-ship passengers granted temporary shore leave.The increase is believed to have been driven in part by the weak yen. This was the first time that the number of foreign arrivals in Kyushu in July exceeded 400,000.By airport, Fukuoka Airport recorded 334,630 foreign arrivals, an increase of 16.3%, while Kumamoto Airport recorded 28,467, up 51.1%.The runway at Kumamoto Airport was temporarily closed following the Kumamoto earthquake on July 28, but officials said it was unclear what effect the earthquake had on the number of foreign arrivals.Meanwhile, the bureau also released finalized figures for May. The number of foreign arrivals that month was 501,401, down 5.8% from a year earlier.Against the backdrop of worsening Japan-China relations, including the suspension of direct flights, the number of arrivals from China fell sharply by 84.9%, to 18,818.--- end translation ---https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/local/kyushu/news/20260904-GYS1T00011/ 2026-09-05 16:11 JSTThank you Discovery Kumamoto.⸜(*ˊᗜˋ*)⸝Atsuko 2026-09-05 10:55 JSTJoe here with a bleg. I have a friend coming to visit who is a bicyclist and I’m wondering if there are any places that rent good bikes to use on one of these bike roadsYūka Family Road (Kumamoto City to Yamaga) Kumagawa River Cycling Road (Hitoyoshi Station to Yunomae Station in southern Kumamoto) Milk Road (Aso)According to this webpagehttps://www.welcomekyushu.jp/cycle-in-kyushu/en/courses/detail/38There are 6 rental places for kumagawa, so any info you have is appreciated!!Kumagawa River Cycling Road | Cycling Courses | Cycle In Kyushu 2026-09-04 13:17 JSTKirk here. Joe and I have posted about what made the Myoken Bridge in Yatsushiro resilient enough to only fail partially and not collapse completely. Here's the address of my post (which was nowhere near as popular as Joe's but has more detail; it's the first in a series of four with links to the follow-ups in a comment):https://www.facebook.com/1379708514190936/posts/1489000616595058Despite the good safety features, it looks like it will take a while to fix.Quake-damaged expressway in Kumamoto to take at least 2 years to repair
